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Diary Of A Depressive- when a diagnosis isn't enough.

When You Are Mentally Ill…

The problem with being mentally is that it’s, quite literally, all in your mind. The other problem, is that having an illness which happens to affect one particular organ means you don’t seem to qualify as having a physical problem. Wrong, wrong, wrong. Whether it’s the result of a chemical imbalance, wrong hormones being produced or even something no one is really sure about as of yet, it is still a real, physical problem.

If you have chronic pain, you are still you. If you have depression, you are still you, but your emotions and personality are being changed inside you. I am still me, but my illness means I am constantly fighting to retain myself.

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This is so true. I feel like someone else is in my brain, manipulating my emotions and energies. It’s exhausting sometimes just to cling to my identity. Thank you for writing this. It makes me feel less alone.